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List Price: $39.98 | | Label: Hbo Home Video
Salesrank: 4224
Released: September 5, 2006 |
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Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
On the surface, not much has changed inside the walls of Oswald State Penitentiary. Schillinger has revenge on his mind, Cyril is facing execution, Beecher is hoping for parole, and McManus is finding solace in a meditative maze. But there's toil and trouble brewing in the Oz cauldron, as the Oz players rehearse for their presentation of Macbeth and the climactic final act.
DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Three optional audio commentaries ("Dead Man Talking," "A Day in the Death" and "Exeunt Omnes") with series creator Tom Fontana, cast members Terry Kinney, Eamonn Walker, Dean Winters, Scott Winters and writer Bradford Winters
Deleted Scenes:30 minutes of deleted scenes
Other:Original cast audition tapes Exclusive extended cut of the series finale: Exeunt Omnes
Description of Oz - The Complete Sixth Season:
The sixth and final season of HBO's prison drama Oz--which aired in 2003--is brutal, passionate, and gritty. Compellingly addictive with taut storylines and superb acting, each of the eight episodes on this 3-disc set nicely paves the way for the series finale, which wraps the show up in a satisfying (and surprising) manner. Often told through the eyes (and voice) of deceased prisoner Augustus Hill (Harold Perrineau, Lost), Oz isn't an easy show to watch. Inmates are routinely raped, tortured, and killed--not out of need, but out of boredom and cruelty. And in a corrupt system where too few bureaucrats actually care about these men's lives, few are willing to do anything about it. Those that do give a damn--Sister Peter Marie (Rita Moreno, West Side Story), Father Mukada (B.D. Wong, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), Dr. Nathan (Lauren Velez), Warden Glynn (Ernie Hudson), McManus (Terry Kinney)--face an uphill battle.
One of the strongest storylines is the ongoing romance between murderer Keller (Christopher Meloni, Law & Order: SVU and Beecher (Lee Tergesen), who's hoping to be paroled. Series creator Tom Fontana doesn't allow their arc to be diluted by any idealistic expectations. The viewer is acutely aware that Beecher is an easy target for annihilation whether or not he is released from prison. The viewer is never quite as certain of Keller's motives--whether they're borne of love and affection, or a selfish need to satisfy his own primal urges. Like Beecher, Alvarez (Kirk Acevedo) is trying to keep his own nose clean in the hopes that he'll be eligible for parole three years down the line. It's easy to understand the almost suffocating feeling he lives every day, knowing that three years may as well be a lifetime when you're behind bars and the target of both your former gang and the Aryan brothers, led by Schillinger (J.K. Simmons, Law & Order: SVU, the Spider-Man films). And Ryan (Dean Winters) desperately tries to save his mentally retarded brother Cyril (played by Dean's real-life sibling Scott William Winters) from being executed.
There are a few subplots that don't ring true, such as the quasi romance between a librarian (Patti LuPone) and one of the prisoners, and an elderly inmate's (Joey Grey) implausible death wish. And for all the constraints the majority of convicts face, some appear to have almost free run of the prison. Still, Fontana has created a vivid, dark world where the occasional acts of humanity are as important as the non-stop chaos that is Oz. While it certainly helps to have seen the previous five seasons of the series to enjoy this season, it's not mandatory. These last eight episodes work fine as a stand-alone piece of drama. --Jae-Ha Kim
Oz - The Complete Sixth Season Reviews:
Oz- The complete Sixth Season 
2009-11-07 - This completed my set. I loved Oz! If you liked it when it was on HBO, then collect the entire set! You will certainly watch these over and over again.
Better Than I Remember 
2009-08-09 - I haven't watched Oz in awhile and when the last season aired, I was a bit underwhelmed. Now I was able to sit back and enjoy it more than before. Maybe because I didn't have to anticipate each episode and knew what was going to happen. I could stop worrying about that and enjoy what was there. Oz is a thoughtful though very violent show about about prisons in America. The men are subject to many abuses and given such long sentences, this life becomes the only thing they know. In season six, the last season, some prisoners who have died visit as ghosts and the body count gets higher than ever. The Macbeth sequence is very enjoyable and runs throughout the season. The running joke being that something bad, usually death happens to every person who is chosen to play Macbeth. Fun show and very thoughtful. It's easy to see how Lost used its island as in place of the prison and took many ideas from Oz. Even many actors from Oz have joined Lost over the years.
WARNING: Region 2 & 4 fans of HBO's "Deadwood" and "Oz".
2009-05-22 - WARNING:
Customers from outside of North America considering whether they will buy the Region 1 versions or the Region 2 & 4 versions of HBO's "Deadwood" and "Oz" may be interested to know that the Region 2 & 4 versions of these series do not contain audio commentaries.
If audio commentaries are an important feature for any fans of the series then I recommend purchasing the Region 1 versions. I do not know if any other HBO TV series have suffered the same fate as these ones outside of Region 1. My only question is why? Why rip off consumers from other countries? It's not like audio commentaries take up a lot of disc space. Shame on HBO.
Bottom line:
As I enjoy audio commentaries I will buy the Region 1 versions of "Deadwood" and "Oz" as I refuse to be cheated out of my money.
P.S. I'm not sure if the new Region 2 & 4 21 Disc "Oz The Emerald City Collection" suffers the same fate as the earlier releases.
A great series until the end 
2008-09-18 - I really enjoyed the multiple seasons of OZ. The character development and twists and turns kept me interested up until the end. While there was a lot of violence, it seemed to be for a point, given that the series does take place in a very violent prison. My only issue with the series is that the ending (i.e. last few episodes) seems to completely lose it.
A good send off for OZ
2008-09-09 - Not the best season of Oz [That would be season2} but much better than the long and confusing 5th season. many lose ends are cleared up and issues with the various cons, hacks, and politicos are finally resolved, like the beef between Beacher and Vern, And what ever happened to the reverend who got buried in the wall? A good send off for the series. DPM
